Japanese name: タキノザクラ（滝野桜） Scientific name:Cerasus ×takinoensis
[Overview]
A deciduous tree presumed to be a hybrid of Kasumi-zakura and Someiyoshino.
The young shoots are brownish green and unfold at the same time as the flowers open.
The petioles are covered with many white spreading hairs.
The flowers are pure white with 5 petals.
The style is hairless.
The flower stalks and pedicels have spreading hairs.
The leaves and flowers resemble those of Someiyoshino.
The sepal lobes also have serrations, like those of Someiyoshino.
The calyx tube is larger than that of Kasumi-zakura, and its lower half is not swollen as it is in Someiyoshino.
[History]
It was discovered by Konno Reizo in a wooded hillside beside the schoolyard of the Takino branch of Iizaka Elementary School in Iizaka-machi, Fukushima.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from cuttings or grafting.
It prefers a sunny, well-drained site.
If it grows into a large tree in a garden and becomes a problem, restrict the space available to the roots with a fabric pot to control the size of the tree.
While it is a young tree, protect it from frost by spreading straw around the base, for example.
Also, it is better not to cut the branches needlessly.
Pests and diseases are numerous, so care is needed.
